By SARAH LEBRUNWeare has hired a new town admimistrator, Naomi Bolton, who officially took the post Aug. 7. Bolton has worked for the town since 1995 in various posts. She has been the land-use coordinator since 2001. She is cross-trained and certified by the state of New Hampshire to do motor vehicle registrations. She has been the secretary in ...

By MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton town officials will once again begin the search for a town administrator, as Leon Kenison has announced his resignation. Kenison, who accepted the job last fall, will serve his last day in Hopkinton on July 17 before taking over as the Nashua Public Works director. In recent years, the town has gone through several ...

BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXELLine Comeau took the position of Dunbarton town administrator in December, after seven years working in Town Hall. “I was startled when people seemed pleased to see me as the new administrator,” said Comeau. “Then I realized how encouraging that was!” Comeau began working for Dunbarton as a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Two Wednesdays a month, Leon Kenison runs the show. Every Monday, he’s a part of it. Kenison, who has settled into his role as Hopkinton Town Administrator, has been adjusting to a job that differs from his position as chairman for the Bow Board of Selectmen. “The two are quite different,” he said. ...

BY JENN McDOWELLPembroke selectmen are a few steps closer to wrapping up their search for a new town administrator, and expect to further narrow down the field of nearly 20 candidates down soon. They’ve conducted several interviews already, and will go through some more over the next few weeks, said Fred Kline, Chairman of the Board of ...

BY JENN McDOWELLPembroke Town Administrator Geoff Ruggles is leaving his post for a different municipal job in Gilford. The town is currently taking applications for the soon-to-be-empty position. Ruggles, who lives in Gilford, said he took the finance director job in Gilford to be closer to home and family, adding the pay is about the same as ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter helping form the position of Dunbarton Town Administrator a decade ago, Janice VanDeBogart looks forward to her retirement in June and spending more time with her husband of seven years. A resident of Dunbarton for 31 years, VanDeBogart started out as the town’s deputy town clerk in 1983, took a job as secretary to the ...